Combating Obesity in Head Start
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Head Start Participation and Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem that also has economic consequences. Medical research suggests that nutritional interventions at a young age can influence nutritional behavior and reduce childhood obesity. This paper estimates the impact of one such intervention—Head Start—on childhood overweight and obesity. While Head Start is more commonly known as an educational int...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0196-206X
DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000215